Breast milk acquired cytomegalovirus infections in premature infants: doubts and challenges / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Breast feeding is the optimal food for all babies. Human milk can promote the immune system and other immature organs of premature infants, and improve the development and long term outcomes. However, breast milk may carry pathogenic microorganisms especially cytomegalovirus, which can be infected through breast feeding. Infected preterm infants could appear a series of clinical symptoms and may developed a series of adversely long-term prognosis. This paper discussed the research progress about preterm infants acquired the cytomegalovirus by breast feeding after birth and focused on the existing clinical prevention treatment strategies.